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they manage to have a strong economy despite that. you have any insight as to how they manage to do that? >> i actually talk a lot about that in the book. germany is actually the outlier. you are right that the welfare state as we know it originated with the great lover of freedom, and the he serve the wealthy because he noticed that urban industrial workers were voting for the social democratic party. and he thought, well, what we do with this? is very explicit about this. it wasn't the sort of noble idea, but this growing support of large numbers of people for the german social democrats who were at that time marxist political party. but he also has a very long string of market orientated thinking in germany that has been around for a long time. perhaps the biggest changes that were made occurred in 1948. when people are in charge of the economy and the allied occupation and it was aided by people who were passionate free marketers. he got rid of currency controls, price controls, and he let it work. and that was part of germany exp
they manage to have a strong economy despite that. you have any insight as to how they manage to do that? >> i actually talk a lot about that in the book. germany is actually the outlier. you are right that the welfare state as we know it originated with the great lover of freedom, and the he serve the wealthy because he noticed that urban industrial workers were voting for the social democratic party. and he thought, well, what we do with this? is very explicit about this. it wasn't the...
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we must make between economy and liberty and servitude ''. much of congress seems unable and unwilling to choose economy and the liberty. but perhaps the most serious question is whether enough american citizens are willing to choose non serfdom were fair happy to continue to drift toward the failed project otherwise known as european social model or social democracy. at present the jury is out. here i conclude how is america avoid going down the path of europe? it is a question of incentives i am not a philosophical materialist i do believe there is free will but if incentives are in line with the direction it is harder to persuade people not to follow them. the more america moves in a covert social direction the harder it is to persuade one negative americans it is not tenable it points to policies that embody economic incentives for people to be creative or competitive and not demand a subsidies and tariffs. that said policy is important but it is not enough. those who want america to become western europe those who want this are much bett
we must make between economy and liberty and servitude ''. much of congress seems unable and unwilling to choose economy and the liberty. but perhaps the most serious question is whether enough american citizens are willing to choose non serfdom were fair happy to continue to drift toward the failed project otherwise known as european social model or social democracy. at present the jury is out. here i conclude how is america avoid going down the path of europe? it is a question of incentives i...
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unwilling to choose economy and liberty. but perhaps more serious question facing the public is whether or not american citizens are willing to choose nonsearch did or whether they are continued drifting towards the failed project a device known as the european social model for european social democracy. at present i am afraid i think the jury seems to be out on that one. so i'd like to conclude, how does america avoid this path of europeanization. on one level it is a question of incentives. i am not a philosophical materialist. i do believe there such a thing as free will. but it's also true if incentives are aligned in nature action is harder to persuade people not to follow. the more that america does any more or less covertly democratic direction, the harder it is going to beat to persuade americans this is not economically or morally tenable. that in many respects point to the importance of policy. policies embody incentives to be creative, to be competitive and to not demand because such things to longer be available.
unwilling to choose economy and liberty. but perhaps more serious question facing the public is whether or not american citizens are willing to choose nonsearch did or whether they are continued drifting towards the failed project a device known as the european social model for european social democracy. at present i am afraid i think the jury seems to be out on that one. so i'd like to conclude, how does america avoid this path of europeanization. on one level it is a question of incentives. i...
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for the whole global economy it's one of as we call them the bricks the emerging economies that has the chance to structure how the economy is going to look going forward. when you think about the countries but obviously the united states when you think about the countries along the pacific rim of latin america they make connect more to the economy of asia. i was always struck when i would go to something called the summit of the americas which is about latin america and the caribbean and we would have these discussions and travis would take off and everybody would sort of what ever. but then almost a week or two weeks later we would go to the asia pacific economic council. there it is the pacific rim countries of chellie and the pacific rim all the way to canada and all the way out through japan and china and korea and the conversation was completely different. was about global trade and freeing trade. and i actually always thought that in that sense the country had more in common with their asian counterparts than their latin american counterparts. it is how they perceive themselv
for the whole global economy it's one of as we call them the bricks the emerging economies that has the chance to structure how the economy is going to look going forward. when you think about the countries but obviously the united states when you think about the countries along the pacific rim of latin america they make connect more to the economy of asia. i was always struck when i would go to something called the summit of the americas which is about latin america and the caribbean and we...
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they increased revenue because of the vibe bran si of the tax cuts and the economy. so i think what senator kyl was expressing was the view of virtually every republican on that subject. and i would say, as they say here, this is no kind word for -- you can say in response to this. they're making this up. they have to be making this up. but do they believe it? i think they do. i mean, the truth is, i think they do. i think one of the things in the last two chapters i spent some time with is a lot of the recent research about how we think or don't think about religion and politics, and how so many of the views that we believe are carefully roped -- reasoned and thought out, are grounded in deeper attitudes, deeper values, deeper life experience-what i call world views, that really shape our more specific beliefs both in religion and in politics. so, i'm not going to do too much of this but i want to show you one of the charts. i don't try in this back to make an elaborate case for everything i say. i try paint a blood landscape why the population and congress is for a
they increased revenue because of the vibe bran si of the tax cuts and the economy. so i think what senator kyl was expressing was the view of virtually every republican on that subject. and i would say, as they say here, this is no kind word for -- you can say in response to this. they're making this up. they have to be making this up. but do they believe it? i think they do. i mean, the truth is, i think they do. i think one of the things in the last two chapters i spent some time with is a...
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the largest economy in the world. so the addition here is to look at the law enforcement side of things. not just domestically at the border, but the aggressive efforts to export our preferred police and priority laws, criminalization, and so on. this is actually drawn from the book that rich mentioned, which i did with my co-author, where it is quite striking. the moral righteousness, not the tolerance, but the exporting of u.s. prohibitions. it's not just what is happening domestically. and the u.n. agreement on anti-trafficking and anti-money laundering, anti-drug trafficking and so on, if you dig deep enough, you will see finger prints of u.s. officials all over them. there is a sense of anti-smuggling that is a story of americanization of it. but it cannot happen with the larger rise of america as a superpower. would anyone else like to jump on this question? >> thank you. >> used the microphone because it has been reported. >> thank you for writing the book. my question is about hypocrisy and maybe something els
the largest economy in the world. so the addition here is to look at the law enforcement side of things. not just domestically at the border, but the aggressive efforts to export our preferred police and priority laws, criminalization, and so on. this is actually drawn from the book that rich mentioned, which i did with my co-author, where it is quite striking. the moral righteousness, not the tolerance, but the exporting of u.s. prohibitions. it's not just what is happening domestically. and...
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help of the population has a lot to do with the health of our economy. inequality in american society has a lot to do with our capacity for future economic growth. we have to get this right. and what i hope for this book is that our road, a democratic congress. a perspective about the ideas that separate us and balance that brings us back together. and so i ask that you give some thought to that in your own lives. now have other books to recommend if any of you like. i am going to stop and to say thank you. appreciate the chance to be here. >> let's take about ten or 15 minutes of questions. if you have a question please raise your hand. it will send a microphone over to you. please wait until the microphones in front of you. first question. >> right here. >> thank you for your thoughts to a congressman. i'm curious, your perspective. why is it we complain about congress but so many congressman get reelected. the second thing of curious, more of your personal perspective, you have been there in the inner sanctum. you have been in the holy grail of our po
help of the population has a lot to do with the health of our economy. inequality in american society has a lot to do with our capacity for future economic growth. we have to get this right. and what i hope for this book is that our road, a democratic congress. a perspective about the ideas that separate us and balance that brings us back together. and so i ask that you give some thought to that in your own lives. now have other books to recommend if any of you like. i am going to stop and to...
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international travel is a driver of our economy, bringing jobs to america. if we can up with the right number of customs, for customs and tsa and moving people through the lines, that is going to have a terrible impact on our ability to create jobs, good paying jobs for hospitality, international trade. i'm going to leave the question their and ask you to answer it in writing, how states like louisiana, new york, california and others will be affected at that turn. >> i can do that with decision. >> thank you. >> i'm going to now turn to senator boozman, but before do, a couple of -- excuse me -- administrative things. questions are coming up about the 2014 appropriations. i just want to say this about our committee that i discussed with senator shelby. we want to do with sequester. we also want to deal with the issues of the c.r. versus omnibus. we don't want a government shutdown. we are looking, we are working with our house counterparts on this. so we don't want that either. also, when the president budget, i'm asking my subcommittee chairs and my rankin
international travel is a driver of our economy, bringing jobs to america. if we can up with the right number of customs, for customs and tsa and moving people through the lines, that is going to have a terrible impact on our ability to create jobs, good paying jobs for hospitality, international trade. i'm going to leave the question their and ask you to answer it in writing, how states like louisiana, new york, california and others will be affected at that turn. >> i can do that with...
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the health of the population has a lot to do with the health of our economy. inequality in american society has a lot to do with our capacity for future economic growth. we have to get this right. what i hope for this book is called quote it is the perspective of a democrat in congress it is a perspective about ideas that separate us and which fifth balanced would bring us back together and so i ask that you give some thought to that in your own lives and have other books to recommend too. for that i am going to stop and say thank you, appreciate the chance to be here. [applause] >> let's take 10 or 15 minutes worth of questions. if you have a question please raise your hand and they will bring a microphone to you. please wait until the microphone is in front of you. first question, question over here. >> thank you for your thoughts. i am curious in your perspective why is it we complain about congress but so many congressman get reelected? the second thing i am curious, more of your personal perspective, you have been in the inner sanctum, the holy grail of t
the health of the population has a lot to do with the health of our economy. inequality in american society has a lot to do with our capacity for future economic growth. we have to get this right. what i hope for this book is called quote it is the perspective of a democrat in congress it is a perspective about ideas that separate us and which fifth balanced would bring us back together and so i ask that you give some thought to that in your own lives and have other books to recommend too. for...
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the focus might be best in context of the economy. our office is focused on how to do things smarter, more with less, we're coming out of hopefully coming out of a period of high unemployment, high proportion of long-term unemployed and that has been something folks struggle with, how to do things smarter, how to be more effective with the tools that we have. that is very much a theme of working with the states which has been very important to us in the last congress and more so in the new congress, the 113th and the meeting today. we have been hosting forums with state representatives, the secretary on commissioner level, representative of which ever states will share with us their thoughts on how to do more with less, how we can do better, whether or not there's a role for the federal government to make it easier for them to do their jobs. we are also focusing on other barriers, barriers that don't add value, barriers to doing better and hopefully we will be taking action on removing barriers to doing more with less in this congress
the focus might be best in context of the economy. our office is focused on how to do things smarter, more with less, we're coming out of hopefully coming out of a period of high unemployment, high proportion of long-term unemployed and that has been something folks struggle with, how to do things smarter, how to be more effective with the tools that we have. that is very much a theme of working with the states which has been very important to us in the last congress and more so in the new...
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despite the drought committee act economy is very strong. our main come two weeks ago in near record highs in nominal terms for 2012 over 2013 projected net cash income close to record highs. exports are a record as we are going to find out and i think the financial situation is quite solid. low debt asset ratio and assets at record highs. however, the aggregate measures have sharp differences between sectors. producers say think have fared pretty well, those with high prices to record crop insurance indemnities which have helped offset the losses we saw this year. if you're an uninsured farmer or underinsured farmer, very think the crop loss are probably hitting those producers a little more than certainly those that have insurance. and if your poultry producer, this is the third year since 2007, where recent record high prices with the effects that had some higher feet past, type martian and particularly on the catalyst five, some liquidation. the outlook for 2013 in a nutshell they were expecting a rebound in yields. we should see record
despite the drought committee act economy is very strong. our main come two weeks ago in near record highs in nominal terms for 2012 over 2013 projected net cash income close to record highs. exports are a record as we are going to find out and i think the financial situation is quite solid. low debt asset ratio and assets at record highs. however, the aggregate measures have sharp differences between sectors. producers say think have fared pretty well, those with high prices to record crop...
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it's like i can tell a more political economy story over various forms of smuggling. so where we actually overlap in this history is the come stock story, the sex trafficking, and the antipornography and the birth control eradication e.s and the prohibition story which he rightly ended his comments on. other places we differed dramatically, but even that comstock cartoon, i'll be honest, the one that rich snyder mentioned, it's the one image in the book that i had to track down that was in jim marone's book. and it was hard to track down because i couldn't find it anywhere. finally i said, jim, where'd you get it? this archive at yale university. so that one image is similar in both books, but i was pleased the publisher allowed me to reproduce over 40 images as long long, of course, as i paid the royalties for it. last but not least, not to take up too much time. when you were first talking about, you know, other countries being, um, smuggler nations and so on, and the british story of the opium trade. in the introduction towards the end, i'll just realize a short pa
it's like i can tell a more political economy story over various forms of smuggling. so where we actually overlap in this history is the come stock story, the sex trafficking, and the antipornography and the birth control eradication e.s and the prohibition story which he rightly ended his comments on. other places we differed dramatically, but even that comstock cartoon, i'll be honest, the one that rich snyder mentioned, it's the one image in the book that i had to track down that was in jim...
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economy is horrible. everybody knows the economy is horrible and the economy has not begun to recover any time since the let's talk about condos, let's talk about essentially how the left ran the campaign. we can not be sidetracked by that. we are always playing defense because you're a bad person and natural human instinct is someone says you are a bad person the natural human instinct is to say no i am not. i am not a bad person. why are you saying that? i am not a racist. how can you call me -- no evidence for that. the first instinct needs to be go on the offensive. they are the real racists for defacing the term racism to apply for things that clearly and definitely not racist. if you call something a basic economic policy anti-semitic, had nothing to do with jews, that is an anti-semitic move because your watering down anti-semitism to apply to thing that did not apply. when they're calling people racist without any basis is like a boy who cried wolf. what they're doing is making room for real raise
economy is horrible. everybody knows the economy is horrible and the economy has not begun to recover any time since the let's talk about condos, let's talk about essentially how the left ran the campaign. we can not be sidetracked by that. we are always playing defense because you're a bad person and natural human instinct is someone says you are a bad person the natural human instinct is to say no i am not. i am not a bad person. why are you saying that? i am not a racist. how can you call me...
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this has economic implications in our economy. our economy runs on gps now. we are aware of this. we are certainly, in our work, we are working to make sure that there is adequate redundancies that we could test so that the system not only relies on the gps signal. another situation and issues associated with that as well. out in our focus is command and making sure frequencies and thea that we transmit is reliable and valid data. from that point of view we have a robust research effort going on in that spot as the gps signal, we are aware of it. we are cognizant of what doctor humphrey said. it is part of our knowledge base and the constraints we are operating under, but we don't have any particular research efforts this. >> not only because of safety, but if doctor humphreys and his students can spoofed the gps system, what else can the terrorist groups still. with commercial uaf operating in the national airspace, using encrypted command-and-control and navigation. >> does that sound right? >> military today uses encrypted links. i believe that a solution may not be as viable f
this has economic implications in our economy. our economy runs on gps now. we are aware of this. we are certainly, in our work, we are working to make sure that there is adequate redundancies that we could test so that the system not only relies on the gps signal. another situation and issues associated with that as well. out in our focus is command and making sure frequencies and thea that we transmit is reliable and valid data. from that point of view we have a robust research effort going...
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you know that it hasn't hurt the economy. if you take a look at what is recently happened with the regional greenhouse gas initiative, you will see and read the press release is not from the environmental agencies in those states, but from the governors of those states. if you read what the governor deval patrick said, you will realize that there are tremendous opportunities to address climate change in ways that the bill the economy and grow jobs that you can articulate and make sense, to every individual that works in those communities. and that is what i think is the most exciting about being here with you. because you know it. you have got firsthand knowledge of what is going on in your own communities and why would you are doing is not just right, but it's really good for people. and it's the steps that we need to take working together. the epa working with states and local communities are building or hopefully building on the progress that you have made so far. and it's not that hard in many ways because reducing the ca
you know that it hasn't hurt the economy. if you take a look at what is recently happened with the regional greenhouse gas initiative, you will see and read the press release is not from the environmental agencies in those states, but from the governors of those states. if you read what the governor deval patrick said, you will realize that there are tremendous opportunities to address climate change in ways that the bill the economy and grow jobs that you can articulate and make sense, to...
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economy. and in europe right now they're looking at the fuel quality directive and that is actually looking at the entire issue as a sort of negative. and so, there is an opportunity i think to actually view the developments in the past couple of weeks in the u.s. it isn't just a hell is this going to affect canada and u.s. relations but this is a change we're looking at to actually start driving down the carbon emissions, and what does that mean for our relationship, and i hope that it means, you know, not just the negatives but really the opportunities that come with it because i think the economic growth and the job opportunities are much bigger and much greater than what we are finding in the sector. >> a few days ago rupert murdoch who owns fox news and "the wall street journal" tweeted against keystone and said we don't need it because we have all this other natural gas from fracking. i wanted to ask david, what is the implication of the domestic boom? is it going to crowd out of the nee
economy. and in europe right now they're looking at the fuel quality directive and that is actually looking at the entire issue as a sort of negative. and so, there is an opportunity i think to actually view the developments in the past couple of weeks in the u.s. it isn't just a hell is this going to affect canada and u.s. relations but this is a change we're looking at to actually start driving down the carbon emissions, and what does that mean for our relationship, and i hope that it means,...
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we basically have been operating without rules to build our economy up and now that we have gotten to the top we are trying to hamstring them or trying to tie them up with a nod of rules and regulations to hold china down. .. >> next, and anarchy recorded at university of pennsylvania and philadelphia, transport shares stories about her experiences on the united dates commission on civil rights set up by president eisenhower in 1957. this is about half an hour. >> host: well, on your screen now on booktv is a well-known face for c-span viewers, that is =tranfour, professor at university of pennsylvania and also via her of several books. read the university of pennsylvania to talk to her about this book, "and justice for all: the united states commission on civil rights and the continuing struggle for freedom in america" mary frances berry, when did the u.s. civil rights commission began? >> guest: the civil rightscivils commission began in 1957.. president eisenhower had a lot f discussions with john fostere dulles, secretary of state about the way the united states was ws seen around
we basically have been operating without rules to build our economy up and now that we have gotten to the top we are trying to hamstring them or trying to tie them up with a nod of rules and regulations to hold china down. .. >> next, and anarchy recorded at university of pennsylvania and philadelphia, transport shares stories about her experiences on the united dates commission on civil rights set up by president eisenhower in 1957. this is about half an hour. >> host: well, on...
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for the benefit of the economy. >> host: what is the science behind the 4-g? >> guest: i'm not sure i could answer that in layman's terms. i should probably get some engineering personnel there. it is something called ofdm that makes a much more use of efficiency. i'm sure they could tell you how it works. >> host: verizon, what is the current status between verizon and the others? >> guest: the second portion of that deal closed last summer. we are expecting it sometime this year, that it will be, you know, this year maybe next year -- we will be watching for it. [talking over each other] >> host: will it be online? >> guest: yes, it will be. we purchase that kirk -- per capacity. it is more and more of a crunch and we can see it online and serve the needs of our customers. >> host: you sent out a tweet about how verizon could use the spectrum more efficiently. did you get some feedback, with some of it negative and what is your response? >> guest: well, it has been interesting. you have to take everything with a little bit of a grain of salt. what happened i
for the benefit of the economy. >> host: what is the science behind the 4-g? >> guest: i'm not sure i could answer that in layman's terms. i should probably get some engineering personnel there. it is something called ofdm that makes a much more use of efficiency. i'm sure they could tell you how it works. >> host: verizon, what is the current status between verizon and the others? >> guest: the second portion of that deal closed last summer. we are expecting it sometime...
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we have a stalker economy out there. they compile digital files on everybody, and most of it's benign. they sell it to advertisers to better target the ads that they send you so you'll be more likely to want to see what they are showing you, but they are selling them to other people now too. there's been examples where this causes problems, and the hackers are getting into the files, and foreign governments -- many of our high-tech businesses here in the u.s. have been penetrated by hackers who steal their intellectual property. one business in silicon valley lost a billion dollars worth of multiyear research in a single weekend, and a lot of these businesses that are hacked and penetrated don't even want to talk about it. some of them don't report it because they don't want people to know. it's becoming a very serious problem. by the way, now the hackers cannot only get information, they can make changes in the physical world to power plants, and they can sabotage things. it was a computer worm that destroyed those gas
we have a stalker economy out there. they compile digital files on everybody, and most of it's benign. they sell it to advertisers to better target the ads that they send you so you'll be more likely to want to see what they are showing you, but they are selling them to other people now too. there's been examples where this causes problems, and the hackers are getting into the files, and foreign governments -- many of our high-tech businesses here in the u.s. have been penetrated by hackers who...
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that is the major problem that goes to so many things to the economy of course is a jackson the cost of medicine and it's a detriment to many of our constituents, so i just -- would you give me something back on that to let me know how deep he went into it? one of the things i think the chairman was saying making a part of our inquiry this session the next two years is looking not only at the fda piece of this but looking at this whole thing of the grey market. so i would like to sit down with you if you haven't delved into this and see where, you know, what we might be able to do it together to try to get to the bottom of that because it is a very, very serious problem. a lot of americans do not even know about it. but it's very serious. i want to very briefly go to this whole issue of climate change. the federal guard or the government has a number of efforts under way to decrease domestic greenhouse gas emissions. the success of the gas emission reduction efforts to pay is in large part on the international efforts. however, limiting the fiscal exposure to climate change risks wil
that is the major problem that goes to so many things to the economy of course is a jackson the cost of medicine and it's a detriment to many of our constituents, so i just -- would you give me something back on that to let me know how deep he went into it? one of the things i think the chairman was saying making a part of our inquiry this session the next two years is looking not only at the fda piece of this but looking at this whole thing of the grey market. so i would like to sit down with...
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our economy will be pursued. we expect that the policy emphasis on manufacturing will start showing tangible results. as in the industrialized, the scope for beneficial cooperation will only increase, whether in terms of r&d, technology agreements, integration of manufacturing processes, or trade. fifth, we cannot allow the differences we have in trade in goods or movement of services to dominate the discourse. we have at the same time to create forums to discuss these issues and we look forward. six, energy and education are strategic openings for the u.s. to invest in the future of india. as many of our american friends remind us, enabling the rise of india is, or should be, a strategic end in itself for the u.s. these are sectors in which the u.s. would be part of such a strategy. seventh, we have begun to work together well in a number of multilateral for. the g20 is a case in point. we appreciate the support for u.s. for our members in various multilateral export control regimes. there is room for us to do m
our economy will be pursued. we expect that the policy emphasis on manufacturing will start showing tangible results. as in the industrialized, the scope for beneficial cooperation will only increase, whether in terms of r&d, technology agreements, integration of manufacturing processes, or trade. fifth, we cannot allow the differences we have in trade in goods or movement of services to dominate the discourse. we have at the same time to create forums to discuss these issues and we look...
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as many framers roofers and home inspector and is then that has a booying fantastic on the overall economy having said that i'm not living with my head in the sand here i recognize that a lot of markets are still suffering a little bit and this graph show you's you the change of value in home price from their local market peak to where they are at present the case sowler composite and san francisco is halfway through the pack there down to about 33% and so whole values are still off from where they were before but if you look at where we are from the low point until where we are today, san francisco is looking a little bit better and oakland is not a member city and they randomly take 20 cities that are plead broadly representative of the housing market and san francisco is the second line on here and posted as one of the naysest paces of recovery and so we get some help from residential construction and we also get help from securelier spending this is what i'm showing here and this is the debt service ratio and it's an interesting concept if says if you add up my mortgage payment and car
as many framers roofers and home inspector and is then that has a booying fantastic on the overall economy having said that i'm not living with my head in the sand here i recognize that a lot of markets are still suffering a little bit and this graph show you's you the change of value in home price from their local market peak to where they are at present the case sowler composite and san francisco is halfway through the pack there down to about 33% and so whole values are still off from where...
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it's a remarkable place. $1.9 trillion a year economy. the nation's largest. it's an essential part of the future and fate of this country. i'm a big believer in california's values and the people that make up the great state and i do not subscribe to this notion that the best days of california are behind us. >> stephen: can i say something? >> yes, sir. >> stephen: you are a very handsome man. gavin -- >> great to see you,k]czvzk]qyct
it's a remarkable place. $1.9 trillion a year economy. the nation's largest. it's an essential part of the future and fate of this country. i'm a big believer in california's values and the people that make up the great state and i do not subscribe to this notion that the best days of california are behind us. >> stephen: can i say something? >> yes, sir. >> stephen: you are a very handsome man. gavin -- >> great to see you,k]czvzk]qyct
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and after we opened,whicwas a spectacular opening concert about five weeks after that the economy completely crashed. my plan -- and i'm absolutely dogmatic about my plans --were delayed slightly. i would say that in this very difficult timefor the arts and everyone, especially the arts, it's phenomenal how new century has grown where many unfortunate organizations have stopped. during this period we got ourselves on national radio presence; we started touring, releasing cds, a dvd. we continue to tour. reputation grows and grows and grows and it has never stopped going forward. msk(music) >> the bay area knows the orchestra. you maybe take things for granted a little bit. that is simply not the case will go on the road. the audiences go crazy. they don't see vitality like this on stage. we are capable of conveying joy when we play. msk(music) >> any performance that we do, that a program, that will be something on the program that you haven't heard before. string orchestra repertoire is pretty small. i used to be boxed into small repertoire. i kept constantly looking for new repertoire and
and after we opened,whicwas a spectacular opening concert about five weeks after that the economy completely crashed. my plan -- and i'm absolutely dogmatic about my plans --were delayed slightly. i would say that in this very difficult timefor the arts and everyone, especially the arts, it's phenomenal how new century has grown where many unfortunate organizations have stopped. during this period we got ourselves on national radio presence; we started touring, releasing cds, a dvd. we continue...
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the impact of all that you do has an impact on our job situation and local economy, and to highlight all of the great work that we can do together to ensure that the sectors that you all represent, the sectors that you work for, that you employ people for connaught is one of the greatest sectors in san francisco. i hope we will take the opportunity of the america's cup to showcase our clubs, our restaurants, our nightlife events. as someone who represents the broadaway neighborhood, an area of town that i used to spend a lot of time in when i was in my 20's -- but actually, very few locals take the time to head to the beach on broadway. our neighborhoods are coming together to say that broadway is open to the rest of the world as well as san francisco. i want to put san francisco back on the map when it comes to music. to make sure that we have the type of entertainment that we used to be renowned for. and those of you that work in our bars and clubs, i want to make sure that we are trading the kind of destinations that we look forward to spending time with you. i know on behalf of m
the impact of all that you do has an impact on our job situation and local economy, and to highlight all of the great work that we can do together to ensure that the sectors that you all represent, the sectors that you work for, that you employ people for connaught is one of the greatest sectors in san francisco. i hope we will take the opportunity of the america's cup to showcase our clubs, our restaurants, our nightlife events. as someone who represents the broadaway neighborhood, an area of...
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analysts say it signals faith in the economy. still to come, the hunt for the hot idea. why venture capitalists are ramping up the search for the next big thing. that's later. but first, why farmers are bracing for higher expenses in 2013. that's next with bill moller. some quiet but very important changes are taking place down on the farm these days. they're prompted by the sky-high land prices that we have seen for the past few years, but also by new technologies and greater efficiencies. these changes are outlined in a report from the federal reserve bank of chicago. david oppedahl is the business economist who compiled the data. why don't you first talk, david, in general terms about these changes and trends? > > agriculture is seeing a lot of activity in the last few years as some of the commodity prices have gone up a lot and you see corn and soybean growing in terms of the ability to grow, but then also as the prices have been higher, the yields are higher in general, but then this last year was a drought year, so that kind of set some momentum back. but overall,
analysts say it signals faith in the economy. still to come, the hunt for the hot idea. why venture capitalists are ramping up the search for the next big thing. that's later. but first, why farmers are bracing for higher expenses in 2013. that's next with bill moller. some quiet but very important changes are taking place down on the farm these days. they're prompted by the sky-high land prices that we have seen for the past few years, but also by new technologies and greater efficiencies....
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and i think the comment was made in each of the economies but in fact what we found, when you have realignment, all 58 counties deciding what to do, if we just look at the incarceration rates across each of the counties, fresno, like county, population demographics to san francisco. and it's a law that impacts on a statewide basis is more sensible than leaving it up to each county because then you'll end up with 58 different styles and methods of criminal justice. >> tal? >> i'm the public defender and it's my job to push the envelope. it's one thing to talk about reducing possession charges from felonies to misdemeanors but i'm not sure that's going to change the color and demographics of the population in county jail. they're out there on the street sometimes selling small amounts of drugs. until we address that problem and expand exponentially. jails will still be filled with poor people and people of color. you're not ending the war on drugs. we need to think of at holistic play as a public-health problem. not as a rush also the people who are selling and people are selling a rock to a pol
and i think the comment was made in each of the economies but in fact what we found, when you have realignment, all 58 counties deciding what to do, if we just look at the incarceration rates across each of the counties, fresno, like county, population demographics to san francisco. and it's a law that impacts on a statewide basis is more sensible than leaving it up to each county because then you'll end up with 58 different styles and methods of criminal justice. >> tal? >> i'm the...
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our new economy is dependent upon international flights increasing. we cannot get more international flights into san francisco unless we move the l.a.-san francisco commute off of the airlines and on to high-speed rail. 1/3, that is what we're betting on. if we can get high-speed rail out there and move that off, we will include -- increase our air flights. that is our theory. i believe strongly in that. we have 10 of the largest cities in california in agreement with us that we will be the northern terminal for high-speed rail reading l.a. and san francisco. a lot more details to be had. palo alto wants us to work with them on the first phase. we will do that and respect the needs of the peninsula as we move along. the ultimately, we will get to high-speed rail. that will be a benefit. that is my economic argument for why we need high-speed rail. it is important for our future. >> automobiles, bicycles, and pedestrians are having problems on the street. they seem to have a problem coexisting. what are your plans to solve the problem? what are your p
our new economy is dependent upon international flights increasing. we cannot get more international flights into san francisco unless we move the l.a.-san francisco commute off of the airlines and on to high-speed rail. 1/3, that is what we're betting on. if we can get high-speed rail out there and move that off, we will include -- increase our air flights. that is our theory. i believe strongly in that. we have 10 of the largest cities in california in agreement with us that we will be the...
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these cuts are not smart, not fair, they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment role. >> massachusetts democrat congressman, that doesn't sound like calm talk to me. that sounds like scary talk. >> well, facts are sometimes scary. what the president said is facts -- >> neil: if this stuff was coming why would be go golfing and why would you be off? >> i agree with you. we voted to stay in. we should be there. but being there and doing something are two different things. >> neil: i understand that -- >> yet aim other hearing from the other side is a not possible. >> neil: you're pragmatic but for the president to go away, knowing all these problems were on the way and we would see all these cuts and beef inspector cuts and all the other hellacious things that were to happen, man, i wouldn't leave the white house. i would be going 24/7. >> i understand what you're saying, but with today's modern technology, telephones -- >> neil: on the golf course? you don't have to scare people -- >> well -- >>
these cuts are not smart, not fair, they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment role. >> massachusetts democrat congressman, that doesn't sound like calm talk to me. that sounds like scary talk. >> well, facts are sometimes scary. what the president said is facts -- >> neil: if this stuff was coming why would be go golfing and why would you be off? >> i agree with you. we voted to stay in. we should be there. but being...
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we are, indeed, fortunate, from san jose to san francisco, to be part of the innovation economy. we are finally seeing once again california's innovation is leading us out of the last three years of recession. i do not know about you but i am pretty tired of the recession. i made a statement several years ago that it was about time for an adjustment to the economy, things were too expensive, overheated. two years after that, i regretted making that comment. it was great to hear jim say when you look at education, you look at the programs, traveling around the world, that there is one constant. there are people and technology that say this is a place they want to be. entrepreneurs say this is where they want to be. when companies like facebook are started at an institution like harvard and a pier, you start to recognize why this is so special and fiber and why innovation is a bleeding heart economy. so let me try to give some brief introductions about our panel today. i have to confess, i only just met one of our panelists, lee said dyson, the ceo of coverity. she got a ph.d. in p
we are, indeed, fortunate, from san jose to san francisco, to be part of the innovation economy. we are finally seeing once again california's innovation is leading us out of the last three years of recession. i do not know about you but i am pretty tired of the recession. i made a statement several years ago that it was about time for an adjustment to the economy, things were too expensive, overheated. two years after that, i regretted making that comment. it was great to hear jim say when you...
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yank $13.5ill billion out of the local economy. we have more now on how this could impact all of us. >> with so much money off the table and billions of dollars out of the economy, and economists say everyone will feel the sting from sequestration if it does take effect, but especially the small businesses where profit margins are tight. >> a major investment in a new business just as the driving force of the local economy could take a big swipe out of spending. >> we're hoping we are not too effective but i guess we will see. >> it dream come true for several friends. >> we have taken a leap of faith in the academy. >> but right now, they fear an unpleasant reality. yearsa is a couple of into her own salon and 40% of her profits come from other than basic care cuts. she believes billions of dollars at the local economy will take a bite out of her business. >> i feel like it will effect us on a large scale. in neighborhoods where you hear a lot of shops, they rely on foot traffic and disposable income. >> a lot of people come throu
yank $13.5ill billion out of the local economy. we have more now on how this could impact all of us. >> with so much money off the table and billions of dollars out of the economy, and economists say everyone will feel the sting from sequestration if it does take effect, but especially the small businesses where profit margins are tight. >> a major investment in a new business just as the driving force of the local economy could take a big swipe out of spending. >> we're...
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but in the long-term picture economies tend to be talked about by the presidential terms and what the white house is worrying about is this economy which is struggling would really take a hit if the sequester took a hit over the long period of time. that in the end through history's eyes, that makes the obama economy weaker and that's not great legacy item for this prb. >> so, john, with nine days and counting and no talks scheduled on either side, do you think it's inevitable it's going to happen? >> it's inevitable we'll get to march 1st. we talk about the budget fight as game of chicken. it's really a game of uncle, which is to say who's going to cave in first. >> who wins or loses in this with each party blaming the other? >> they both lose in terms of the country looking at them. the republicans seem to be losing more. they're trying to reorder the argument here and connect with people's fundamental feeling about the size of government, especially with tax time coming, people paying these big tax bills and wondering what they're getting for it. that's the hopes. but so far they'r
but in the long-term picture economies tend to be talked about by the presidential terms and what the white house is worrying about is this economy which is struggling would really take a hit if the sequester took a hit over the long period of time. that in the end through history's eyes, that makes the obama economy weaker and that's not great legacy item for this prb. >> so, john, with nine days and counting and no talks scheduled on either side, do you think it's inevitable it's going...
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chinaa is demanding more oil every day to power its growing economy. just as opec cut some of its output. and international sanctions are reducing the amount of uriniian oil on the world market. at home, refineries are shutting down from maintenance as they prepare to switch to a summer blend. then market speculation and a weaker dollar play a role. in san diego -- >> hey, i'm a waitress. come on. i'm not making 200 grand a year. >> reporter: the price at the pump can quickly add to the cost of the daily commute. a 40-mile round-trip, 22 days a month, averaging 22 mpg at $3.50 a gallon costs $140 a month. at today's average of $3.73 a gallon, $149 a month. at $4.25 a gallon, $170. and at $4.50 a gallon, $180 a month. >> we have to work, so we keep coming to work every day. but you have to put gas in your car to come to work. >> reporter: 43 cents in a month. the national average, $3.73 right now. and the experts are saying they don't think that we will get over $4 a gallon for a national avera average. but california, illinois, will see over $4 and app
chinaa is demanding more oil every day to power its growing economy. just as opec cut some of its output. and international sanctions are reducing the amount of uriniian oil on the world market. at home, refineries are shutting down from maintenance as they prepare to switch to a summer blend. then market speculation and a weaker dollar play a role. in san diego -- >> hey, i'm a waitress. come on. i'm not making 200 grand a year. >> reporter: the price at the pump can quickly add to...
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some of the political economy about how strong tobacco control policies might be adopted. there has been a lot of research. lots of problems in the types of studies that get done. over time, what we have seen is evidence has gotten stronger to the point now where we see good evidence that there is a strong causal relationship between exposure to tobacco company marketing and tobacco use. really nice summary of the evidence came out a few years ago. lilly strong conclusions -- really strong conclusions. that gives you some reason for going after marketing restrictions on tobacco. in the u.s., the first of these payments until 1969. -- the first of these came in 1969. that captured a few other restrictions on tobacco company marketing. marketing that's best -- that targeting kids and used cartoons and things like that. if you look at this, you can see the overall spending on tobacco companies, marketing activities over time. the settlement agreement comes in in 1998. does not do anything to slow down the tobacco marketing. these restrictions not having much of an effect. the
some of the political economy about how strong tobacco control policies might be adopted. there has been a lot of research. lots of problems in the types of studies that get done. over time, what we have seen is evidence has gotten stronger to the point now where we see good evidence that there is a strong causal relationship between exposure to tobacco company marketing and tobacco use. really nice summary of the evidence came out a few years ago. lilly strong conclusions -- really strong...
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. >> with the downturn in the economy, there's really a significant number, increasing the number of homeless families. it's been a huge problem in the bay area and throughout california and the country this year. >> you're continuing to build. >> we are continuing to build. the loss of redevelopment agencies is going to have a significant impact on the capacity of all of us in california who build affordable housing and building new housing. >> some municipalities, morgan hill, if a developer goes into a community, a certain percentage has to be affordable housing. some areas do that. >> that's an ordinance called inclusionary housing ordinance, a number have them including san jose passed an ordinance. east bay has one, san francisco has one, they require a certain percentage of the housing to be affordable. right now that's the only affordable housing we'll be building in redevelopment agencies. we're working in the city of mountain view on a new development where the funding comes from that ordinance to help us pay for that new housing development? >> again, how many on the waiti
. >> with the downturn in the economy, there's really a significant number, increasing the number of homeless families. it's been a huge problem in the bay area and throughout california and the country this year. >> you're continuing to build. >> we are continuing to build. the loss of redevelopment agencies is going to have a significant impact on the capacity of all of us in california who build affordable housing and building new housing. >> some municipalities,...
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those rising economies abroad translate to expand markets for american exports and increase production for american farms. because of this issue is so fundamental to the well-being of the world, i would like to spend my remaining time talking about what it will take to achieve these development advances and share the benefits. here is how i view the challenges and opportunities of global development today. recently, i came across a chart that i think brilliantly illustrates the global imperatives to promote agriculture development and the difficulties we face a consists of two side-by-side pie charts, which is appropriate because the graphic is about food. one pie chart shows the distribution of arable land around the world and the other shows the distribution of the world's population. many of the corresponding pie wedges are widely wildly disproportionate. east asian and pacific, for instance, contain 14% of the world's arable land must -- 41% of the globe's population. for oecd countries, that ratio is reversed. the rations are similarly on equal when it comes to the distribution of
those rising economies abroad translate to expand markets for american exports and increase production for american farms. because of this issue is so fundamental to the well-being of the world, i would like to spend my remaining time talking about what it will take to achieve these development advances and share the benefits. here is how i view the challenges and opportunities of global development today. recently, i came across a chart that i think brilliantly illustrates the global...
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internationally and frankly at an -- promising a lot of our time to chinese investors and really an international economy but we are looking at not just across the country but to invest and -- in the bay area and it's not goal of -- 50% there and to ed we are a region and many of these companys are going to be make this horizontal and vertical -- chinese investors in the entire bay area and so they have to have it's a different game. and you know, texans have to live there. the reality is that this is one of the most beautiful places with the best whrr and -- [inaudible] company that is going to for tech assistance on your software and you get somebody in india well they are actually -- because oakland they are putting a call center in oakland to get a quicker turn around and -- in many languages and that is an innovation because of the diversity and depth of the talent in the bay area. >> prop 30 doesn't make economic development harder or is that an issue >>> well it may be a challenge for certain types of companies but i do think that our investments as mayor khan said increasing the quality of life h
internationally and frankly at an -- promising a lot of our time to chinese investors and really an international economy but we are looking at not just across the country but to invest and -- in the bay area and it's not goal of -- 50% there and to ed we are a region and many of these companys are going to be make this horizontal and vertical -- chinese investors in the entire bay area and so they have to have it's a different game. and you know, texans have to live there. the reality is that...
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it tried that six years ago but stopped after the economy weakened. four of the five most actively traded exchange traded products were lower. the s&p 500 volatility note jumped 8.6%. it usually moves in the opposite direction of the broad market. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: whether it's facebook, instagram, or pinterest, there always seems to be a hot start- up in the tech pipeline. but as tonight's commentator explains the next big tech company might not be as "original" as you think. he's harry lin, executive-in- residence at idea-lab, a technology incubator in pasadena, california. >> an irony in the world of technology startups is that we tend to copy each other a lot. i call this "ironic" because the image of tech startups is that they're all about innovation and risk-taking. yet, venture-capital investors and tech entrepreneurs all know that for every instagram that gets launched, there are at least 10 other startups that pretty much are instagram. just with a different name. did you know that there are at least three well-fu
it tried that six years ago but stopped after the economy weakened. four of the five most actively traded exchange traded products were lower. the s&p 500 volatility note jumped 8.6%. it usually moves in the opposite direction of the broad market. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: whether it's facebook, instagram, or pinterest, there always seems to be a hot start- up in the tech pipeline. but as tonight's commentator explains the next big tech company might not...
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another driving force of the sell-off in commodities is worries about the global economy. if growth falters, there will less demand for most raw materials. the minutes from the federal reserve's most recent meeting suggested the central bank may wind down its bond buying program sooner than expected. >> people see that the world economy is being partially sustained by this money printing. so, if there's going to be a constriction in that flow, that could crimp activity. >> reporter: but for now, some traders don't think crude will head much lower: >> right now, i'd be looking to maybe get my toe back in to by around the $92 level. it has come off so far so fast. >> reporter: when it comes to gold, some bulls are confident the yellow metal will soar past $2,000 an ounce this year or next. that's because many countries want to devalue their currencies. >> net net, all the currencies in the world are in a position of wanting to devalue themselves, whether its to spur trade, or reduce the liabilities of the debts these nations need to pay. >> reporter: and in that environment,
another driving force of the sell-off in commodities is worries about the global economy. if growth falters, there will less demand for most raw materials. the minutes from the federal reserve's most recent meeting suggested the central bank may wind down its bond buying program sooner than expected. >> people see that the world economy is being partially sustained by this money printing. so, if there's going to be a constriction in that flow, that could crimp activity. >> reporter:...
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year going to affect the economy one way or the other. ♪ what is interesting. no matter what happens, the public continues to blame republicans. president obama, 31%. the right answer in my view. 11%. i said when the mall. -- i say i blame them all. it is the president and republicans came up with this idea. >> republicans want to blame obama for it, but they voted for the darn thing themselves. it is always an unfair fight when you are in congress fighting the president. he has the bully pulpit. no one ever likes congress, but particularly don't like the institution now. ratings are 11%. republicans are constantly in budget showdown is facing an uphill fight. in this case, though, the advantages if nothing happens, which seems likeliest for the time being, at least a budget cut will occur which is very rare in washington. gerri: you think this will actually go through? >> it will go through. on march 1st a sequester will happen. what happens after that -- gerri: we should have a big party. taking your word, you saved it does not go through, if they kill it, th
year going to affect the economy one way or the other. ♪ what is interesting. no matter what happens, the public continues to blame republicans. president obama, 31%. the right answer in my view. 11%. i said when the mall. -- i say i blame them all. it is the president and republicans came up with this idea. >> republicans want to blame obama for it, but they voted for the darn thing themselves. it is always an unfair fight when you are in congress fighting the president. he has the...